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Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

38 reviews

kassidyreads's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Cannibalism, Confinement, and Torture

Minor: Alcoholism

lisa_m's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

I have read Daughter of the Pirate King quite a while ago but I think I remembered everything important. The things I struggled with the most are the names because there are just so many different characters which all have unusual names and some of them are really unimportant.

I kind of like that Tricia Levenseller is not scared of killing of characters but it just isn't that impactful if you don't have much sympathy for the characters.
Even the main characters are not that 3 dimensional and I didn't feel for them much. I did like their characteristics and the dynamic between the characters (I'm always a big fan of strong female friendship and female leaders). Still I felt like reading a story about these characters which I enjoyed but I didn't feel their pain at a betrayal at all. I just felt very distant.

The part I liked was that it kind of felt like a female Odyssee. The dynamic on the ship was really fun to read about as were the challenges they had to overcome.

The main character was really oblivious sometimes and some of the relationships felt forced and strange to me.

All in all I know that there are people who will probably love this book immensely but it just wasn't it for me.

! Also I was sick while reading this book so that might have impacted reading experience.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, War, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Ableism, Cannibalism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Blood, Sexism, Torture, Violence, and Medical content

mblanke's review

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Cannibalism, and Torture

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Sexism and Sexual content

anielabooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was a fun read. I definitely loved the setting and the characters. I especially loved that we got to meet more of the crew, and I absolutely loved Roslyn. However, I did rate it lower than the first book because I felt that it mostly ignored the possible romances, which I was quite excited to read about. I would be elated if we got some short stories to get insight on what happens after this book. I have to say though, I really appreciated how this book explored Alosa’s relationship with her mother. I definitely let out some audible gasps with this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Alcohol, Death, Blood, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy, Gore, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Grief

ode_to_readers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Okay so this was the first time in a while I picked up the next book of a series without rereading previous books. That didn’t create a problem apart from trying to familiarise myself with the characters again.

Also hellooooo?? Did anyone notice a huge step up in the graphic content 😳 I definitely would put this in upper YA because I…an adult now…was even disturbed at some of the scenes and events that happened. Also a step up in the steamy scenes but that’s still fade to black. I’m talking about the cannibals creeping me tf out 😬

Anyways, I really enjoyed Alosa and her loyalty to her crew. She goes through a lot and comes out strong every time. Some parts are still a little petty/childish like holding a grudge for something that the other person clearly explained why it happened (if you know, you know) 

Yeah, overall a solid book! Much more darker and disturbing but lighthearted enough in between to still feel comfortable and safe while reading

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Moderate: Confinement, Alcoholism, and Blood

haleyatucker's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

also cute and cheesy 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Kidnapping, Murder, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, and Death

stuckinatimeloop's review

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism

rsngphoenix's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Torture, War, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Kidnapping

catorureads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Is this the best book I've ever read? No. Did I enjoy it! Heck yeah. I had so so much fun with this duology, it was exactly what I needed. I don't always rate based off enjoyment but.... I had to.


also....

"Let me hold you." *screams*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Kidnapping, Alcoholism, and Gun violence

jja_b's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was very fun and more entertaining than the first book I think. Good conclusion although I think it would have benefitted from an epilogue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Torture, Sexism, Misogyny, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit and Rape